5 Rings for Brady!!
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I disagree about KC and SD. Trent Green has been pretty prolific as a Chief as a QB, though they don't have allstar receivers, they have an excellent passing game. SD has been in the top 5 in scoring the last few years, and I'm sure that it isn't soley because of a good running game. Neither teams have allstar receivers, but they do have all-world TE's.
I think most of the teams who consistently run well have better O-Lines than us, and maybe better schemes as far as rushing than us. I really wish we would switch to the zone blocking scheme, it is tailor made for Maroney. I think we over rate our O-Line, I think it is pretty average, with Light and Koppen being the only above average linemen.
I think our O-Line is very inconsistent and has been overrated for a number of years now, basically since 2002. We need a left tackle with talent, not just functional strength. They play as good as they get coached on a particular week but then slip back into mediocrity. I never know which level of O-Line performance will show up in a given week. And I don't think Brady does either.
But mainly we just refuse to be a running team, starting at the coaching level. We should run the ball 50 times against a team like the Colts, 20-25 times for each back and maybe a small amount of Faulk towards the end.
We have a lack of WR talent and still we don't run the ball enough. Even the Colts are much more willing to go to the running game than us, if it works. Go figure.
The O-Line would run block better if we had unique schemes to take advantage of an individual RB's talent, and if we called a lot more running plays against soft defenses.
So far, neither scenario has been in the cards.
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